Hand-stamp holder.



L. H. MOISE. HAND STAMP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IEBJB, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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LIONEL H. MOISE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAND-STAMP HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application filed February 16, 1911. Serial No. 609,008.

being held in the hand and pressed against the surface upon which it isdesirable to imprint or impress the legend on thestamp.

Hand stamps are made in many sizes, varying both in width and length,depending upon the legend on the stamp and the size and arrangementofthe letters or characters contained therein. In providing a holder forthese stamps, therefore, provision must be made for accommodating stampsof various sizes, which sizes are not generally known when the holder isconstructed. It is, therefore, advisable to make the holder adjustableso that stamps of varying widths may be held in the least spacepossible, thereby accommodating a greater number of stamps within asmall space.

The object of the invention is to provide a hand stamp holder in whichthe racks or compartments are adjustable in width.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hand stamp holder inwhich the racks or bars separating the compartments may be readily movedand firmly clamped in any desired position.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the invention consists of certain novel features of constructionand arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims, it being understood that various changes in the form,proportions. size and minor details of the structure may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

The following description explains at length the nature of my saidimprovements and the manner in which I proceed to con struct and applythe same in the production of a hand stamp holder, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspectiveof the hand stamp holder showing the holder divlded into fourcompartments of unequal v width by three cross bars. Fig. 2 is avertical section on an enlarged scale taken longitudinally through theholder, showing the means for adjusting the position of the cross-bars,the central part of the holder being broken away to reduce the size ofthe figure.- Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of one end of a crossbar. Fig. 4 1s a cross sect1on through the holder, showing the means forsupporting 1t at an angle when desirable.

The holder. is box-like in form, being composed of the base 2, thestanding sides 3, and the standing ends 4:. The height of the sides andends above the base depends to a certain extent on the height of thestamps, but I find that a height of approximately one inch is sufficientfor the general range of stamps. The ends 4 are provided with flanges 5which overlie a portion of the base 2, thereby forming a recess at theopposite ends of the holder. In these recesses are arranged the strips6-7 which lie parallel with the ends 4, and extend substantially for theentirewidth of the holder. These strips 6-7 are preferably made of sheetmetal and are formed with a ridge or projecting portion 8 at the center,extending for the full length of the strip. This projecting portion 8 ispreferably rectangular in shape, the edges 12-13 lying at right anglesto the face of the strip, and the face 14 lying parallel to the face ofthe strip. The strip 6 may be permanently secured to the holder againstthe edge. The strip 7 is placed under the opposite flange so that it maybe readily moved in or out. To prevent the strip 7 from dropping out ofthe holder, and possi bly becoming lost or displaced, I prefer to attachit loosely to the end by means of the pins 15, which engage the strip atthe ends. The length of the pins is such that the strip 7 is movable asufficient distance sidewise to the bars 17 bear. The bars 17 arepreferably formed of bent or pressed sheet metal, and are provided ontheir ends with a depression 18, corresponding substantially to theprojection 8 on the strips 6-7. When the bar is in place, the edges 19engage the rubber strip 16 and the edges 21 lie adjacent to the edges1213 and prevent the bar from falling over when the edges 19 are notpressed against the rubber strip 16. By means of the screws 22 whichengage the edge 4 and bear against the strip 7, the strip 7 may be movedto cause the edges of the bar to bear firmly against the rubber strip,

thereby holding the bar rigidly in place. When it is desired to move thebars to adjust the width of the compartments, the screws 22 are loosenedand the bars released from the grip of the rubber strip. The screws areprovided with any suitable heads 23, that may be readily turned by thefingers.

As a means of supporting the holder at an angle when it is desirable, Ihave pro vided the support 24 which consists of the legs 25 hinged tothe base and the crosspiece 26 uniting the legs; the support beinggenerally formed of one piece of wire. \Vhen not in use the support isheld in the groove 27, by means of the finger 28, all of the parts beingso arranged that they lie above the lower surface of the base, and donot contact with the surface on which the holder is placed, when theyare not in use.

I claim:

1. In a holder for hand stamps, a base, standing ends projecting abovesaid base, inwardly turned flanges along the upper edge of said ends,strips of compressible material arranged parallel with said ends betweenthe flanges and the base, bars extending longitudinally of the base andadapted to bear against said compressible material, and means permittlngthe adjustment of said bars.

9.. In a holder for hand stamps, a base, standing ends projecting abovesaid base, strips having a raised central portion arranged adjacent tosaid ends, a strip of compressible material on said strips, bars havingends recessed to correspondto said raised portions and adapted to engagesaid compressible material, and means for moving one of said strips toclamp the bars.

8. In a holder for hand stamps, a'base, standing ends projecting abovesaid base, inwardly turned flanges on the upper edges of said ends,rectangular bars lying adjacent the ends under said flanges, a strip ofcompressiblematerial on each of said bars, cross bars lying partly undersaid flanges and engaging said first mentioned bars, said cross barsbeing provided with ends recessed to fit said bars, and means for movingone of said compressible material carrying bars to clamp the cross,bars.

4c. In a holder for hand stamps, a base, standing ends projecting abovesaid base, strips of compressible material arranged parallel to saidends above said base, open end sheet metal bars extending longitudinallyof said base and adapted to bear against said compressible materialattheir ends, .and means for moving said compressible materiallongitudinally with respect to said bars.

V LIONEL n. MOISE.

WVit-nesses S. PELS, E. H. PYLE.

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